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Using Radical Acceptance to Transform Suffering Into Peace with Chronic Illness

Personal Growth, Blog, Living With Chronic Illness · December 17, 2020

Using Radical Acceptance to Transform Suffering Into Peace with Chronic Illness

Losing My Mind to Get a Diagnosis

Living With Chronic Illness, Blog, Mental Health, Personal Growth · December 1, 2020

Losing My Mind to Get a Diagnosis

What Is It Like To Be Diagnosed With A Chronic Illness In Your 20s?

Living With Chronic Illness, Personal Growth · April 9, 2020

What Is It Like To Be Diagnosed With A Chronic Illness In Your 20s?

How I Learned The Hard Way The Truth About Genuine Friendships

Personal Growth · February 4, 2020

How I Learned The Hard Way The Truth About Genuine Friendships

The Astonishing Truth About Finding Love In Your Twenties

Personal Growth · January 7, 2020

The Astonishing Truth About Finding Love In Your Twenties

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So I wanted to give an update about my @hidratespa

So I wanted to give an update about my @hidratespark water bottle since a lot of you messaged me asking about it after seeing it on my stories!! If you didn’t see my stories, this bottle tracks your fluid intake and sends you reminders based on the goal you set.⠀
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I bought this bottle because one of my biggest struggles is getting enough fluids, which makes my POTS way worse and therefore makes me feel 💩💩 overall. ⠀
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This bottle has been super helpful in managing my fluid intake and has definitely helped me increase my fluids. Previously I was drinking less than .5L a day and am now getting close to 2L a day. The bottle will glow when you are supposed to drink, but it will also send you reminders to your phone or apple watch. ⠀
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You can track your fluid intake in the app, see what your current target is, and even add friends to do challenges and stuff. I don’t have any friends who use this bottle who I could add, but if any of you get this bottle hmu and we can be hydrated homies ✌🏼💧 ⠀
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She said, "I'll love you forever, or find somethin

She said, "I'll love you forever, or find something better“ 🖤⠀
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drop a 🥺🥰💖 in the comments if ur a single

drop a 🥺🥰💖 in the comments if ur a single pringle and need a valentine, i gotchu ⠀
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My LLMD wants to start me on an antibiotic protoco

My LLMD wants to start me on an antibiotic protocol within the next ~3 ish weeks. This is what I have been waiting for but also simultaneously terrified of. The next season of my life is pretty unclear as to what it is going to look like, but I’m holding on to hope that I’ll find growth within the dark💚⠀
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I get really worried sometimes about how much I sh

I get really worried sometimes about how much I share on here, which might be a surprise considering how open I am. I’m so scared of appearing too negative because I’ve been told so many times throughout my life that my negativity is my achilles heel, and that isn’t inaccurate 🤷🏼‍♀️⠀
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But I think people don’t always remember that there’s a difference between negativity and vulnerability. It’s not negative to acknowledge a shitty situation or to feel sad/worried/upset/angry about it. I’m not showing up to someone’s party and telling them their choice of decorations and food sucks. I’m not killing the mood, I’m sharing my reality. How others perceive that is not my responsibility and is out of my control.⠀
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Every single time I’ve ever worried that I’ve been too vulnerable on here or I’m scared of what people will think, I’ve always had someone reach out or comment thanking me and telling me that they feel the same way and it is nice not to feel so alone. So instead of feeling ashamed and anxious about appearing too negative, I’m going to try choosing to be thankful that my vulnerability allows others to feel less alone and more comfortable with their experiences 💜⠀
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Sometimes I find myself neglecting my own care due

Sometimes I find myself neglecting my own care due to burnout or fatigue from trying to navigate the medical system. It is so mf exhausting. Chasing down prior authorizations, paying thousands of dollars, enduring uncomfortable and inconvenient tests, and still ending up with no answers 😕 ⠀
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I feel like there is often such a disconnect between doctors and patients in understanding what we are capable of. I have had doctors who want me to complete testing that requires so much bullshit to even schedule/actually complete that it would knock me out for two weeks just from exerting that much energy. I wish that more doctors were able to understand better that sometimes I don’t do things not because I’m lazy, faking, or feeling better, but because I’m simply too sick. I wish that they were able to realize that every time they ask me to do something, they are taking something else from me.⠀
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I feel like I’m stuck in limbo. I know what’s

I feel like I’m stuck in limbo. I know what’s wrong with me, but I’m not actively treating it (by which I mean, trying to *kill* lyme and all its friends). My doctor has me trying to boost my immune system and reduce my inflammation before I start treatment. I think it is making me anxious because I know what is coming, and I just want to get it over with already. ⠀
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And I think this has been my biggest struggle: being so lost in the past or preoccupied with the future that I’m not able to see what is right in front of me. I’m trying to remind myself that every season in life will serve its purpose, that at the end of this hopefully I will have gained something bigger than the things I have lost. I’m trying to remind myself that it is possible to find happiness in uncertainty, to trust the path that the universe has for me💙⠀
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